Hydrofluorocarbon gases: sale and distribution prohibition: exemptions.
Existing law prohibits a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and lower global warming potential limits beginning January 1, 2030, and January 1, 2033. Existing law exempts from that prohibition hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed, as defined under a specified federal regulation. Under existing law, a violation of these prohibitions is a crime.
California AB 663 (20252026) — Hydrofluorocarbon gases: sale and distribution prohibition: exemptions.
Existing law prohibits a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and lower global warming potential limits beginning January 1, 2030, and January 1, 2033. Existing law exempts from that prohibition hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed, as defined under a specified federal regulation. Under existing law, a violation of these prohibitions is a crime.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 663 McKinnor Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
AB 663 McKinnor Third Reading Urgency — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
McKinnor — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2025-03-03 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2025-03-28 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-01 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2025-04-08 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-23 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-24 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-30 From Consent Calendar by request of Assembly Member McKinnor. To Third Reading. reading-1
2025-05-06 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-12 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1510.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-13 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-05-21 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2025-06-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-06-30 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-07-01 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-07-03 From Consent Calendar.
2025-07-03 Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-14 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-07-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-03 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2446.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-03 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-04 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2918.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-10-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 161, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/64f58145-2225-4f27-b97e-c5fb43234c60. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).